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Flickr Foundation

The Flickr Foundation is an organisation created to keep Flickr pictures visible for 100 years. I was employed as their initial Tech Lead from October 2023 to July 2025, and I set up the initial infrastructure for tools like Flickypedia, the Commons Explorer, and Data Lifeboat.

5 articles

  • Today was my last day at the Flickr Foundation · Flickr Foundation ·

    I already have a new job lined up, but I’m taking a bit of a break first.

  • Flickr Foundation at iPres 2024 · Flickr Foundation ·

    In September, I went to Belgium for a digital preservation conference. I wrote about what I learnt and what I saw for the Flickr.org blog.

  • Putting history on the map · Flickr Foundation ·

    Antarctic explorers, northern factories, and Hawaiian industry – I wrote about some of the photos I found using the interactive map in the Flickr Commons Explorer.

  • The surprising utility of a Flickr URL parser · Preserving social media ·

    I made a library that knows how to read lots of different forms of Flickr.com URL, and I used hyperlink to do it.

  • The new Flickr Commons Explorer · Flickr Foundation ·

    A new way to browse the photos in the Flickr Commons programme.